[Ads-l] Why "Orangemen" ?

[Laurence Horn]

> On May 15, 2024, at 12:12 PM, Jeff Prucher <000000b93183dc86-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> wrote:
> 
> Another data point in favor of Dave's hypothesis is that, as far as I can tell, the OED has an entry for Vegan (n. and adj.) referring to its inhabitants, but no corresponding entry for any other (non-fictional) star. I have always assumed it was because of sharing a spelling with the vegan diet and its practitioners. 
> Jeff Prucher

Different pronunciation I presume, although I’ve never encountered any of the first kind.  Actually I used to have a Chevy Vega back in the last century, so I guess I was a temporary Vegan.

LH

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